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Turkey: Saudi suspects tried in absentia for Khashoggi death

ISTANBUL - A Turkish court on Friday opened the trial in absentia of two former aides of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 18 other Saudi nationals over the 2018 killing of Washington Post co...

Jul 03, 2020

French prime minister resigns, reshuffle expected

PARIS - French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has resigned as a government reshuffle is expected in the coming days, the French presidency announced Friday. The statement didn't say whether whether P...

Jul 03, 2020

Texas governor issues mask order to fight coronovirus

AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered that face coverings must be worn in public across most of the state, a dramatic ramp up of the Republican's efforts to control spiking number...

Jul 02, 2020

Coronavirus concerns freeze Vanilla Ice show

AUSTIN, Texas - Vanilla Ice has indefinitely postponed a Texas concert that drew fierce criticism due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 1990s rapper with the hit single "Ice Ice Baby" had been schedule...

Jul 02, 2020

From big cities to backyards, July 4 not usual blowout bash

NEW YORK - The idea sounds almost un-American. The Fourth of July was always a time for communities to come together, daylong celebrations with patriotic parades in the morning and fireworks finales t...

Jul 02, 2020

Eastwood's ankle forced production shift for 'The Outpost'

LONDON - An accident requiring two screws in his ankle nearly prevented Scott Eastwood from portraying a real life soldier in Afghanistan in "The Outpost" - a role that required a level of athleticism...

Jul 02, 2020

Lives Lost: Brazilian toddler was saying her first words

RIO DE JANEIRO - Vitoria Gabrielle crawled all the time and was starting to walk this year with a little help, hanging on to her 4-year-old brother's arm while exploring her mother's small apartment o...

Jul 02, 2020

Justices keep hold on secret Russia investigation material

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is denying Congress access to secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation through the November election. The justices agreed o...

Jul 02, 2020

Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell arrested

Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite who was accused by many women of helping procure underage sex partners for Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested in New Hampshire, the FBI said Thursday. Maxwell, who li...

Jul 02, 2020

US trade deficit rises 9.7% in May to $54.6 billion

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit rose for the third straight month in May. Both exports and imports fell as the coronavirus outbreak continued to take a toll on world commerce. The Commerce Departm...

Jul 02, 2020